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we must use them all. advances in technology can unleash more natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, for alternative energy that will lower your utility bill. in virginia we have the opportunity to become the first state on the east coast that will drill for and produce national -- natural gas offshore. but this administration's policies are delaying offshore production, hindering nuclear energy expansion, and seeking to impose job-killing cap and trade energy taxes. now is the time for innovative energy policies to create jobs and lower energy prices. all americans agree that a young person needs a world-class education to compete in the global economy. as a young kid, my dad told me, son, if you want a good job, you need a good education. my dad was right. that is even more true today. the president and i agree on expanding the number of high- quality charter schools and rewarding teachers for excellent performance. for school tauruses for parents and teachers mean more accountability and greater achievement.
we must use them all. advances in technology can unleash more natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, for alternative energy that will lower your utility bill. in virginia we have the opportunity to become the first state on the east coast that will drill for and produce national -- natural gas offshore. but this administration's policies are delaying offshore production, hindering nuclear energy expansion, and seeking to impose job-killing cap and trade energy taxes. now is the time for innovative...
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that has tested many of us. and forced some very difficult decisions upon the president and his team. but every step of the way, i feel very confident that as i go into any setting, i have all of you as part of the preparation and the backup, and that gives me the reassurance that we are prepared for whatever comes next. with respect to haiti, the challenges that we confront are really going to give us both the opportunity and the necessity of demonstrating what we mean by diplomacy and development working together. one without the other is truly inadequate. and my goal has been among others to elevate the role of diplomacy and development. and here we are with this terrible calamity that has forced us to do just that. one example, our aid workers under the newly, sworn-in dr. rod issue a, who i don't even know how you say had to hit the ground running, but he did. and of course our team here at state. we're scrambling as quick as we could to do everything we needed in these past two weeks, and as is often the c
that has tested many of us. and forced some very difficult decisions upon the president and his team. but every step of the way, i feel very confident that as i go into any setting, i have all of you as part of the preparation and the backup, and that gives me the reassurance that we are prepared for whatever comes next. with respect to haiti, the challenges that we confront are really going to give us both the opportunity and the necessity of demonstrating what we mean by diplomacy and...
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nobody ever tells us." and then i look at the budget and we are spending hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody knows. and then what is deeply discouraging is that they say, we know what the chinese do. we know what the japanese do. we can point to the buildings they build and the roads that they have laid. i want the world to know what the american people are doing to try to fight poverty and provide education and healthcare. we've got to bring this to scale, which is why i talked about sectors and areas of convergence. so there is a lot of work that raj is going to be facing, that we need the help of the larger community. let me say a word about contractors. some of the best people in development are doing contract work. i know people. people used to be at usaid or somewhere else who are now doing contract worke. it is not financially sustainable. we cannot continue to send so many >> out -- we cannot continue this in so many dollars out the door with no monitoring, no evaluation, no accountability. i
nobody ever tells us." and then i look at the budget and we are spending hundreds of millions of dollars and nobody knows. and then what is deeply discouraging is that they say, we know what the chinese do. we know what the japanese do. we can point to the buildings they build and the roads that they have laid. i want the world to know what the american people are doing to try to fight poverty and provide education and healthcare. we've got to bring this to scale, which is why i talked...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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killed more than 3000 people and is plotting to kill us again -- attack us again. we have made progress. the al qaeda leadership has been damaged. we have worked closely with yemen to live like major blows against leaders. we have saved american lives. we know that the vast majority of muslims reject al qaeda. it is clear that al qaeda increase in six to recruit individuals without known terrorist affiliations in the middle east and africa and other places to do their bidding. that is why i have directed my national security team to develop a strategy that addresses the unique challenges. we must communicate clearly to moslems round the world that al qaeda offers nothing against a backdrop division of misery and death, including the murder of fellow muslims. to advance that progress, we seek new beginnings with muslim communities around the world. we will engage in mutual interest and respect to work together to fulfill the aspirations that all people share to get an education, to work with dignity, to work in peace and security. that is what america believes in. t
killed more than 3000 people and is plotting to kill us again -- attack us again. we have made progress. the al qaeda leadership has been damaged. we have worked closely with yemen to live like major blows against leaders. we have saved american lives. we know that the vast majority of muslims reject al qaeda. it is clear that al qaeda increase in six to recruit individuals without known terrorist affiliations in the middle east and africa and other places to do their bidding. that is why i...
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let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now experiencing. many look that he be in despair. they say aid is wasted, that there is no hope for this country. i would say this is not true. if we focus appropriately, we can achieve long-term benefits. putting haitians -- putting people to work is what brought our country out of its great depression. thank you very much. >> thank you. mr. dobbins. we must instill a sense of caution and regarding the prospects for working in a real transformation there. as the candidate for assistance, haiti has many advantages, incl
let us be honest. it is absurd to argue that volunteerism and food for work programs will create sustainable jobs, but if you set the ground rules, we will be about to create sustainable jobs. i can tell you bad infrastructure and baubles policy are visible in the bodies of the poor, just are good policy and well-designed infrastructure. in my almost 30 years in haiti, i have witnessed many interventions. they have been unpleasant, even if there affects pale in the shadow of what we're now...
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i think all of us are doing that. given the time scale of climate change, it is the business and government that needs to leave here. business is doing that already. this is an economic opportunity. it is an economic problem, first and foremost. the longer we wait, theof the more this will cost. >> is that true? assuming we make the investments so that we have scaled up renewable energy your carbon capture -- or carbon capture, is this the only way necessarily to think about it? >> it will be harder to bring them down. 70% of the emission reductions that are needed by 2020, we have the technology to do it. it is increasing energy efficiency. it is increasing our use of low- carb and energy -- low-carb and on energy. we could put building codes in place. we could put in a plant codes. -- we could put in appliance) china is doing it for -- we could put in applianced code co. >> is this a great green business opportunity? is that your sense of this? >> there is a lot of money to be made. there was also a lot of money mad
i think all of us are doing that. given the time scale of climate change, it is the business and government that needs to leave here. business is doing that already. this is an economic opportunity. it is an economic problem, first and foremost. the longer we wait, theof the more this will cost. >> is that true? assuming we make the investments so that we have scaled up renewable energy your carbon capture -- or carbon capture, is this the only way necessarily to think about it? >>...
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that they're looking forward to us using the time between now and when we reconvene to have a legislation well underway to reconciliation. we are trying to reconcile two bills that are good bills. there are real good things in the senate bill. great things in the house bill. what we have to do now is meld these two together and do this in such a way that the american people will feel that the time and imaging in this effort has been worth while. >> thank you very much. we are particularly delighted with the leadership of the president of the united states. without his leadership, without his vision, without his encouragement we would not be right on the verge right now of passing this historic legislation which will be placed, i think, in its rightful place, alongside social security, medicare and now health care for all americans. any of my colleagues wish to add? any question? >> madam speaker, as you know, a number of moderates said that the senate legislation can't change too much and still get 60 votes in the senate. so what is is it critical for members to see? >> we want our final
that they're looking forward to us using the time between now and when we reconvene to have a legislation well underway to reconciliation. we are trying to reconcile two bills that are good bills. there are real good things in the senate bill. great things in the house bill. what we have to do now is meld these two together and do this in such a way that the american people will feel that the time and imaging in this effort has been worth while. >> thank you very much. we are particularly...
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these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list, mistaken identities. host: is the list smaller today than it was when you are in the white house? guest: the master tide this is bigger now. when i left, we were closer to 500. that is now higher. there was always an attempt to refine the list and make sure you did not have wrong names on there, bad names. part of it is the commercial interests. part of it is you do not want to unnecessarily burdened travel for the american public. it is important for u.s. commerce. host: how often did you look at that list? when you are in the white house, your position was similar to john br
these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list,...
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he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have never happened before. everybody in our agency acknowledges that. while there has always been some talk about this kind of collaborative effort it really has never been systemically approached and it is a commitment that we are making throughout the government. so we have interdepartmental partnerships their interagency council on homelessness which many of you are working on and are familiar with. to the juvenile justice coordinating council which actually meets later today, through various interagency working groups on youths that meet on a regular basis and we are doing what we can to make sure th
he has made it very clear to those of us serving in his cabinet that he not only wants us to do the best job we possibly can running our own agencies but feels that it is a wasted opportunity if we are not leveraging our assets with our allies the iraq government so there is a lot of very exciting interagency work going on. i work on a very regular basis with everybody from the attorney general to the secretary of education and housing and urban development secretary in ways that really have...
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benjamin has just shown us. the two keys to that are healthy and nutrition at regular physical activity. good nutrition in childhood sets the stage for lifelong healthy eating. it is not bad to eat, you just have to eat healthy. we need to encourage mothers to breast feed. we encourage child care providers in school to serve multifoods and families to have colorful, well-balanced meals together. in addition to counseling families everyday, pediatricians are now involved in a wide range of programs, apart during programs to promote healthy eating. we're developing guides for nutrition. we create cookbooks to hand out to parents. and parentand grandparents. this collectively as fundamental. play is the work of children. it not only helps them grow and build strong bodies but it actually improves their concentration and their ability to learn. working with schools like this one, boys and girls clubs, the american academy of pediatricians urges that every child has the opportunity to be active at least 60 minutes ev
benjamin has just shown us. the two keys to that are healthy and nutrition at regular physical activity. good nutrition in childhood sets the stage for lifelong healthy eating. it is not bad to eat, you just have to eat healthy. we need to encourage mothers to breast feed. we encourage child care providers in school to serve multifoods and families to have colorful, well-balanced meals together. in addition to counseling families everyday, pediatricians are now involved in a wide range of...
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thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil war in the 1990's. i think that this is often overplayed. i was thrilled that there was one more thing that came out of the last round of elections, that no serious candidate was playing at the cards. i do not agree with the state about the impossibility of an afghan national army. this has been one of the successful highlights with the ability to work effectively together when properly trained, and given a good mission. i think this leads to a larger question. one of the big things about where we are at in afghanistan is that we have been down for so long, it looks like we are up from here. there is a tremendous amount of potential. this is in the resources and the people, and after eight years, the fact that they are still so supportive of interna
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they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no, stop. they do not need us to pass legislation there has been no outreach of year. i want to sit down and try to address the problems that we have. i know my principles are. i am not going to sacrifice my principles by sitting down and negotiating. i am willing to sit down and work with them. b>> there are a majority of elements. >> i will not vote for a bill that raises taxes. i will not vote for a bill lakers decided government. i will not vote for a bill that this government -- put his government in control of the decisions american should
they are not enamored with us. they have seen with the other teams will do. >> you said that you favor bipartisan legislation. do you think that the irresponsibility of the majority, the only way they can get it is to get the minority? >> there are 59 democrats in the senate and 41 republicans. in the house, the democrat majority is 40 seats larger than the minority. the only bipartisan opposition to the job killing agenda are republicans and moderate democrats were saying, no,...
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thus, more of the pain of unemployment from this downturn lies ahead of us than behind us. the deep recession and protracted recovery mean under current law lower tax revenues and higher outlays for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates that those automatic stabilizers will increase the budget deficit by more than 2% of gdp in both 2010 and 2011. in addition, cbo projects that last year's fiscal stimulus package will increase the deficit by roughly 2% of gdp this year and by a smaller amount next year. as the economy recovers and the effects of the automatic stabilizers and legislative policies fade away, the budget deficit will shrink relative to gdp. however, as i have noteed, the projected deficit remains large throughout the decade even under current law, and if the current law is changed in some way that more closely matches current policy -- as most people see it -- the amount of government borrowing relative to gdp would be unprecedented in the post-world war ii period. a large and persistent imbalance between federal spending and revenues is apparent in cbo's proj
thus, more of the pain of unemployment from this downturn lies ahead of us than behind us. the deep recession and protracted recovery mean under current law lower tax revenues and higher outlays for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates that those automatic stabilizers will increase the budget deficit by more than 2% of gdp in both 2010 and 2011. in addition, cbo projects that last year's fiscal stimulus package will increase the deficit by roughly 2% of gdp this year and by a smaller amount...
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will he use this to build a party? there have been numerous attempts by different factions to form opposition. that is a key part of any functioning political system. he seems to have the mantle because he got all of these votes. he did a very good job at personal party based candidacy. he got a lot of support that was unexpected. that would be one way to start parties even if the voting system does not favor it. it is something to watch. it is ultimately an area that international assistance can be given. there is definitely room to work on that. >. . in afghanistan. > there are very public disagreements within the un about how to handle that. there is a lot of attention and energy, it made it more complicated for the u.n. to respond to those problems. i think is important to remember i think is important to remember that the u.n. has to be and completely impartial and processes -- anything that puts unquestioned -- this impartiality in doubt, it makes it hard for us to do our job properly. what we are officially advo
will he use this to build a party? there have been numerous attempts by different factions to form opposition. that is a key part of any functioning political system. he seems to have the mantle because he got all of these votes. he did a very good job at personal party based candidacy. he got a lot of support that was unexpected. that would be one way to start parties even if the voting system does not favor it. it is something to watch. it is ultimately an area that international assistance...
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we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there were not so we would not have said that to the secretary defense. with regard to the intelligence matters -- we did not do the intelligence review. the president had already outlined and authorized a review and we were giving specific guidance do not interfere. with that said, mr. chairman, since the review team began this action there's been a number of things in the public domain that tell us there is agreement that the dissemination of information process needs to be improved and there was a release on friday by the fbi that talked about the improvements that are
we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there...
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it's not fair to us. many women usually -- >> if you're like me, you're not part of a couple eating this, it's just me. i had a couple of these last night. >> you cannot split a pizza if you're a couple. she definitely has to downsize her pizza, thin crust veggie with light cheese, 150 a slice versus 250 for that. get two different pizzas and eat them together. >> blot the pizza and you save -- >> 120 calories. >> that's the biggest pizza we've ever seen. >> we're talking about portions. costcoo, people go to stores that sell in bulk and think i'm going to save money, get a ton of snacks, cereals, et cetera. >> the costco effect. if you stockpile your snacks you'll eat 92% more without realizing it. keep a food journal or take a sticky note, put th date you open the package. when you go to recycle it or throw it out, you'll see how quickly you went through it. you might be better off spending extra money on a smaller portion. >> or going more frequently to the store. >> pms cravings. >> what? >> you knew
it's not fair to us. many women usually -- >> if you're like me, you're not part of a couple eating this, it's just me. i had a couple of these last night. >> you cannot split a pizza if you're a couple. she definitely has to downsize her pizza, thin crust veggie with light cheese, 150 a slice versus 250 for that. get two different pizzas and eat them together. >> blot the pizza and you save -- >> 120 calories. >> that's the biggest pizza we've ever seen. >>...
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more plain -- pain from unemployment lies ahead of us stand behind us. deep recession and protracted recovery mean lower tax revenues and higher outlays for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates the automatic stabilizers will increase the budget by more than 2 percent gdp of 2010 and 2011. and -- in addition the fiscal stimulus package to increase by roughly 2% by gdp this year and smother about next year. as the economy recovers and automatic stabilizers fadeaway budget deficit will shrink relative to gdp although the deficit remains large under current law and of current law is changed that more quickly changes current policy the amount of government borrowing would be unprecedented in the postwar period a large and persistent imbalance between federal spending and revenue is apparent in the projection over the next 10 years and will be exacerbated a coming decades by the aging population and rising cost of health care. that stems from policy choices over many years. as a result u.s. fiscal policy at an unsustainable path to the extent that cannot be
more plain -- pain from unemployment lies ahead of us stand behind us. deep recession and protracted recovery mean lower tax revenues and higher outlays for certain benefit programs. cbo estimates the automatic stabilizers will increase the budget by more than 2 percent gdp of 2010 and 2011. and -- in addition the fiscal stimulus package to increase by roughly 2% by gdp this year and smother about next year. as the economy recovers and automatic stabilizers fadeaway budget deficit will shrink...
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i was used to seeing. that would be a statement of the british government's position on a range of issues which would go to the white house. my impression from your exchanges is there were probably other more private communications taking place. i am reconstructing because i did not know. i did not see those private communications. the prime minister was a great writer and would not surprise me at all if there were private notes he would send to the president or he would have had private conversations with the president that i would not >> if he was writing notes that could be read by the recipient, the commission in britain, wouldn't you have expected as defense secretary to have been consulted? >> i would have been. that is why i don't believe he was ever unconditionally committing us to anything. right up until the vote in the house of commons, the attitude towards the use of military force was always conditional on either securing the un security council resolution in november. the prime minister set o
i was used to seeing. that would be a statement of the british government's position on a range of issues which would go to the white house. my impression from your exchanges is there were probably other more private communications taking place. i am reconstructing because i did not know. i did not see those private communications. the prime minister was a great writer and would not surprise me at all if there were private notes he would send to the president or he would have had private...
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our nuclear shield enables us to solve all the tasks is used to solve. of course, we will be developing a new system. it is normal. the whole world is doing that. it needs to be done in the conventional framework, including taking into account our future accords and agreements with the americans. this is a process that will be continued. our nuclear shield will always be effective and adequate to protect our national interest. >> speaking of the most important and near the international subject, we have to focus on the elections in the ukraine. we have gotten away from the start date. who is our preferred russian candidate? is there one? >> based on -- most of my remarks on the ukrainian subject haverford to the -- subject have referred to the incumbent candidate. ukraine is an independent state where the president will be determined by the nation. i'm confident that the nation is capable of making sense of the political declaration and the political struggle which is under way there. there are a couple of dozen candidates there. i would very much like t
our nuclear shield enables us to solve all the tasks is used to solve. of course, we will be developing a new system. it is normal. the whole world is doing that. it needs to be done in the conventional framework, including taking into account our future accords and agreements with the americans. this is a process that will be continued. our nuclear shield will always be effective and adequate to protect our national interest. >> speaking of the most important and near the international...
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us. i remember on that very first day, he told us that he would work for more proactive and balanced stewardship to protect our national parks and open spaces, restore our nation's rivers, resolve our water supply challenges, and address the challenges faced by our native american communities. is he a true to his word or what? [applause] he also told us that our department would be leading the way in changing america's. we're doing just that. it is an inspiration to walk in here every day and work with all of you on the issues that are so important to all americans. it is an inspiration and honor every day to work for secretary salazar and serve the president. thank you mr. secretary for the opportunity to be here with you. [applause] >> thank you, laura. we have had a great 2009 and we are fired up and ready to go for 2010. i am fired up. are you? [applause] come on. [applause] our work truly has just begun. i want to say at the outset that it would not have battled been possible to do t
us. i remember on that very first day, he told us that he would work for more proactive and balanced stewardship to protect our national parks and open spaces, restore our nation's rivers, resolve our water supply challenges, and address the challenges faced by our native american communities. is he a true to his word or what? [applause] he also told us that our department would be leading the way in changing america's. we're doing just that. it is an inspiration to walk in here every day and...
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it blows up everything to how often they were in use. . you use anything in the speech. click on 'am", and it continues this sentence. wordle.net. >> tomorrow during "washington journal," a chance for you to weigh and for the president's speech and reaction from capitol hill. jeb and selling from taxes -- hebserling from texas. we will take another couple of reporters. a republican from california and a democrat from california, all tomorrow on "washington journal." up next, we want to rebroadcast the president's speech. it runs for one hour and 10 minutes from the house of representatives chamber. and then again the response from gov. bob mcdonnell. the sergeant at arms: madam speaker, the president of the united states. the president: thank you, thank you, thank you. the speaker: members of congress i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. the president: thank you, thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank
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they owed us a lot of money. they literally gave us the cash, in our possession, with respect to the mark to market losses. with respect to the difference, we held the cash. during the period, 32008, we were marking to market, as were our regimen, and we were one of the most aggressive in that, because that was our regiments, and they became very slow in giving margins, such that there was a gap. as a result of our protocol, which does not allow us to take a certain amount of risk, we went out and bought our own protection against their credit, such that the combination of literally the cash that we had and the credit derivatives we had from other big financial institutions -- we also had a margin. we had the cash from them, effective recovering what would have been the loss. >> what was the total -- effectively covering what would have been the loss. >> what was the total? >> about $10 billion of exposure, against which i think we had $7.50 billion in cash, literally cash, and $2.50 billion of credit protection.
they owed us a lot of money. they literally gave us the cash, in our possession, with respect to the mark to market losses. with respect to the difference, we held the cash. during the period, 32008, we were marking to market, as were our regimen, and we were one of the most aggressive in that, because that was our regiments, and they became very slow in giving margins, such that there was a gap. as a result of our protocol, which does not allow us to take a certain amount of risk, we went out...
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to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to balance the source of news that you get to give perspective. fox is not right all the time and neither is bill o'reilly and neither are a lot of them, but neither is the other side. here's what i do every day just so you will know. i read "the washington post" and in " the washington journal." i didn't think we have given up any sovereignty in our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where -- we were alienated -- where are first judgment is to doubt whether or not to have confidence. we need to turn that aroun
to rely on us. the question is whether we will lose data to the wrong people. your question comes about because you do not trust us to be affected managers of what we're doing, right? we are not. we have given you lots of examples of why we are not. think about it. do we share information with the royal navy? yes. do you worry about that? do you worry about it? >> [unintelligible] çó>> all i want you to do is gea balanced source of news. i listen to fox, too. butñr you have to...
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analyze that for us. guest: again, when people start feeling more optimistic they actually come into the labor market. so if they're not hearing that their friends are getting jobs, if they don't see any help wanted signs, then maybe you say, maybe i'll stay home. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we didn't get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool -- the labor pool didn't grow because people are still that discouraged. and, you know, sometimes people just think, you know what, i am going to shovel drives for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gas is so expensive. i am not going to drive around looking for work. host: it actually effects the national economy? guest: it helps hold down the guest: it helps hold down the unemployment so that we had a better looking number. how many people are sitting at home underemployed, and not getting raises, not getting bonuses. this is a grim picture for workers. this is an ongoing problem that the administration has to address. host: grisorevisio
analyze that for us. guest: again, when people start feeling more optimistic they actually come into the labor market. so if they're not hearing that their friends are getting jobs, if they don't see any help wanted signs, then maybe you say, maybe i'll stay home. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we didn't get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool -- the labor pool didn't grow because people are still that discouraged. and, you know, sometimes people just think, you know what, i am...
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we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there were not so we would not have said that to the secretary defense. with regard to the intelligence matters -- we did not do the intelligence review. the president had already outlined and authorized a review and we were giving specific guidance do not interfere. with that said, mr. chairman, since the review team began this action there's been a number of things in the public domain that tell us there is agreement that the dissemination of information process needs to be improved and there was a release on friday by the fbi that talked about the improvements that are
we didn't just use the term leadership. we use the term officer ship. if you look on page six and seven of our report we say specifically what we think happened here. we believe that some of the signs were clearly messed or they were ignored. i can't tell you which, and i can't go further than that because of the nature of the restrictions that -- the information that is in the restricted annex. but there is no doubt in my mind or secretary west's mind that there are issues here and if there...
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this is us. at the very least we tolerate what does not hurt us. i can not find any way that same sex marriage will hurt the marriages of other people or hurt the residents of the district of columbia. >>> we'll be right back with d.c. congresswoman . >>> police are still searching this morning for a stolen car that they say had a security guard's gun inside it. investigators say someone stole the blue 2003 jaguar around 6:00 last evening in the 9100 block of central avenue in capitol heights. the security guard was standing outside of the car when another man jumped in and drove away. >>> family and friends pay their final respects to the cia agent killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan nearly two weeks ago. harold brown jr. was laido rest in massachusetts yesterday. the 37-year-old lived in northern virginia for the past several years. he leaves behind his wife and three young children. >>> bitter cold continues to grip our area but the freezing conditionsid not stop people from hitting the streets. people braved the cold to jog, ride their s
this is us. at the very least we tolerate what does not hurt us. i can not find any way that same sex marriage will hurt the marriages of other people or hurt the residents of the district of columbia. >>> we'll be right back with d.c. congresswoman . >>> police are still searching this morning for a stolen car that they say had a security guard's gun inside it. investigators say someone stole the blue 2003 jaguar around 6:00 last evening in the 9100 block of central avenue in...
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none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i think people get the little they afraid of that. can you keep a meaningful benefit and keep it solvent long term? that is what we want. adverse selection, you are going to cover everybody? we are going to have episcopal big enough to enjoy that. we do not have the overnight -- overhead cost for this. there are things that you do not need to do. it attracts the middle-class population because we had the financing peace. we had to get the money for the premium. one population is kids in college. one was to make sure we do so
none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i...
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[applause] >> let us pray. o holy one, who we called by different names because we are a diverse people, you are the same one that calls us to live in this great city together. a city where hundreds of languages are spoken. a city where residents, one- fourth of them all, were born outside of the united states. a trail blazing city shows annise parker to be the mayor. in this -- a trail blazing city that shows annise parker -- that show chose annise parker to be r mayor. even the homeless and hungry are blessed. give us all here is that here each other. voices that speak to truth and love. mines that make sense out of confusion. parts that move us beyond mere tolerance to embrace of our differences -- parts -- hearts that move us beyond mere tolerance to embrace our differences. made the lord lift the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace, both now and forever more. amen. >> amen. [applause] ♪ >> congratulations, mayor. >> ♪ did you hear this message wherever you stand calling every woman cal
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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us stay. our officials and the afghan officials are countering this by pointing out statements made by the secretary of defense and by members of the administration than we are there for a long- term strategic partnership. usaid is there big time, helping as after the clearing and holding and to show them we want a long-term strategic partnership. we are building to consulate -- two consulates to show the we do not intend to leave. it is a problem certainly politically for us with the 2011 date. by the same token, our generals are good people. they understand the chain of command. the work for the secretary of defense and the president of the united states. they are following their decision with regard to capture enemy combatants. as the minority leader said, when asked the question of an " what do we do with captured enemy combatants?" it was clear that the answer was confusion and uncertainty on the part of our troops and the afghan security forces. that is something that we will have to be
us stay. our officials and the afghan officials are countering this by pointing out statements made by the secretary of defense and by members of the administration than we are there for a long- term strategic partnership. usaid is there big time, helping as after the clearing and holding and to show them we want a long-term strategic partnership. we are building to consulate -- two consulates to show the we do not intend to leave. it is a problem certainly politically for us with the 2011...
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that's the word i was going to use. only one thing worse than the cold, and that's the strong winds blowing the cold right into your face. in fact, there was a strong winds in the northeast over the weekend. there were flight delays, two hours or more, from boston down to d.c. matt, i know you'll feel our pain on the plaza in just a little bit. >> we're feeling your pain right now. sorry about that, jeff. we appreciate it. overnight the temperatures dipped below zero in minneapolis, minnesota where we find the the weather channel's mike seidel. mike, what about the wind chill there, how is it going? >> it's cold out here, nine below zero here. the wind chill now, 22 below zero. and even though it's cold, we're more than 20 degrees above our record low this morning of about 30 below zero. international falls, talk about a bitter weekend, set records saturday and sunday, nearly 40 below. it's cold all across the country, as jeff mentioned. take you out to chicago, where they were bundled up yesterday against the chill and
that's the word i was going to use. only one thing worse than the cold, and that's the strong winds blowing the cold right into your face. in fact, there was a strong winds in the northeast over the weekend. there were flight delays, two hours or more, from boston down to d.c. matt, i know you'll feel our pain on the plaza in just a little bit. >> we're feeling your pain right now. sorry about that, jeff. we appreciate it. overnight the temperatures dipped below zero in minneapolis,...
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thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a national broadband plan, net neutrality in the wireless industry. saturday at 6:30 p.m. on c-span. >> now a discussion on immigration and the economy including a report on the economic effect of allowing illegal immigrants to gain legal status. this hour-long event is hosted by the center for american progress and the american immigration council. >> if everyone could take a seed we are going to get started. good morning and welcome to the center for american progress. my name is angela kelley and i'm the vice president for advocacy here. i will
thank you all for joining us. my colleagues and i will hang around here for the next half-hour or so if anyone wants to talk further. thanks a lot. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i am always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of regulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something you tend to get less and tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" it's easy co create a...
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it seems to most of us it is not capitalism to -- when government uses billions and billion was taxpayer money to prop up a few well-connected firms. that leads me to two questions. one, has the treasury informed any of these financial giants that we'll not follow too big to fail policies in the future and secondly, do you think we should limit the salaries and excessive salaries and bonuses that are being talked about even today in any of these firms that got taxpayer bailout funds? >> that was a thoughtful question and you asked the right question. in a financial crisis, you faced this choice. you can let it try to burn itself out and let the damage spread to all sorts of innocent victims or you can act to prevent it. knowing that acting to prevent it created the risk that in the future they expect the government to step in and save firms from the consequences of failure that. is at the heart of strategy and financial crisis. to stand back and let it burn is irresponsible. it happened in the great depression and almost to the country. the moral just pragmatic, fair choice and this shou
it seems to most of us it is not capitalism to -- when government uses billions and billion was taxpayer money to prop up a few well-connected firms. that leads me to two questions. one, has the treasury informed any of these financial giants that we'll not follow too big to fail policies in the future and secondly, do you think we should limit the salaries and excessive salaries and bonuses that are being talked about even today in any of these firms that got taxpayer bailout funds? >>...
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they are using it as a sanctuary. . . is that your question? >> there is increasing evidence if you want to break it down of the and working together, so i did not know if one girl -- one goal is to focus on -- you are saying we have to get rid of -- >> it is very clear one goal is to help pakistan understand the taliban threat is real and to take action against the afghan taliban in pakistan korean -- pakistan kerrigan -- in pakistan. i do not believe they have moved to the point. frankly, i believe it is the source of conjecture among many people us to when they will begin taking action against the afghan taliban. >> i agree with everything mike said and would add one point. i think to the extent of both pakistan and afghanistan believe we're going to be your and not begin to exit in 2011, the attractiveness of ignoring the afghan taliban in pakistan goes down. >> i wonder if you could tell us to the general was. >> i will tell you that we ask the question of the detainee issue, and i think it is not in any way to say the situation is confusi
they are using it as a sanctuary. . . is that your question? >> there is increasing evidence if you want to break it down of the and working together, so i did not know if one girl -- one goal is to focus on -- you are saying we have to get rid of -- >> it is very clear one goal is to help pakistan understand the taliban threat is real and to take action against the afghan taliban in pakistan korean -- pakistan kerrigan -- in pakistan. i do not believe they have moved to the point....
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they remind us, let's look. they remind us, let's look. or are they developing@@@@@@raáv deepen our commitment to ensuring al qaeda cannot exploit those territories for attacks on our homeland. then just a couple matters that are left over from our report. we have talked a number of times about balancing the need between civil liberties and national security, and we have to get that balance right. ties and national security. we have to get that balance right. it is absolutely important. we recommend a civil liberties and board located in the white house which would look at the implications, whatever laws are passed come from a civil liberties. of view. the board was staffed in 2006. congress further strengthen it in 2007. we have an independent agency outside the white house. the board held numerous sessions with the fbi director among others, on terror surveillance, and other topics. çbut the board has disappeared. it has been dormant since that time. we have now a massive capacity in this country to develop data on individuals. the bo
they remind us, let's look. they remind us, let's look. or are they developing@@@@@@raáv deepen our commitment to ensuring al qaeda cannot exploit those territories for attacks on our homeland. then just a couple matters that are left over from our report. we have talked a number of times about balancing the need between civil liberties and national security, and we have to get that balance right. ties and national security. we have to get that balance right. it is absolutely important. we...
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thanks for joining us. what can you tell us about when this happened and how it happened? >> as eun said that jim zorn has been let go, it happened early this morning upon the team's return from san diego. the team landed around 2:00 a.m. and i'm told zorn was packing up his things with team officials waiting for him there at redskins park. so, wha we know from being in san diego with the team last night is that they had scheduled an 11:00 a.m. player availability for this morning. they also have scheduled an 11:30 meeting that players assumed would be zorn's address of the team and then zorn himself was scheduled to have his availability, which he always does at 12:25, which i said is his normal time. it's not expected and likely he'll be back in the building after leaving or if he already left this morning. so, that's the latest. >> lindsay, any idea when we might hear about a new coach for the redskins? >> i think that's the million dollar question. obviously, rumors have been swirling for so long about this. and i wouldn't say that it's out of the realm of possibility
thanks for joining us. what can you tell us about when this happened and how it happened? >> as eun said that jim zorn has been let go, it happened early this morning upon the team's return from san diego. the team landed around 2:00 a.m. and i'm told zorn was packing up his things with team officials waiting for him there at redskins park. so, wha we know from being in san diego with the team last night is that they had scheduled an 11:00 a.m. player availability for this morning. they...
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a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media which is going to later contributed to the economic and social mobility that we need in our community, is still lagging behind. >> how do we justify that with the generation that uses technology differently? i am listening to a cd and i hear him talking about writing these lines on an iphone. there is a generation that feels they don't need a laptop, because they have mastered the ability of typing by some, as opposed to him -- typing by thumb as opposed to hand. are we -- should we be spending more time with the relevance and the ability of them to be s
a 10 be used as a bridge. -- it can be used as a bridge. but what is worrisome is that people might just rely on that, saying that i can send my e-mail and check my status, but that means i won't have to get a computer at home. because a computer at home is what allows children to get online to during -- online tutoring, what allows parents to learn more about job transitions, about health information. we do see minorities using different types of media, but the most important type of media...
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to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of success. but, if your enemy thinks he is winning, he is not likely to be inclined to reconciliation or accommodation, so first we have got to change the strategic logic in afghanistan, as we did successfully in iraq. reconciliation and accommodation. host: the use of money in this situation, bringing the taliban in, paying them to become part of the afghan government -- talk about that. why is that a strategy to use? guest: the taliban is not a government, not monolithic. it is various constituents with diff
to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of...
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faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the terminal signs of hopelessness and despair. that is our challenge. this is not business as usual. for as much as we have to learn, as much as we already know, we know that preventing suicide is first and foremost a public health and challenge. -- a public health challenge. at the center of our attention, the health and well-being of our warriors, our veterans, and yes, our families, those who are courageous enough to love us, but it goes on from there. we must build peer to peer support networks. we must build brazilian families and communities. safe leaders. -- we must build fa
faith that leads us to a commitment that is greater to us as individuals. hope. any of us who is without hope is most at risk. growth. that potential for claming postiming growth. if everyone of our front-line leaders, those nco's, those troops, if they knew the answer is about each of their troops, if we knew the answers about our family members and leaders and ourselves and how to engage each other in a meaningful and productive dialogue, perhaps we would be a step further away from the...
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[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant interior freedom and trustworthy protection. for those families that hunger for work and bright promise for their children, bring forth bright management of time and talent and perseverence in continued education for the future. lord, renew the nation in faith. remove the veil of cynicism and fear that inhibits your people's ability to be creative and struss -- industrious in common endeavor. bless our president, all the members in congress, and all involved in the judiciary system. may the three branches of the people's government live in true balance being accoun
[applause] [applause] >> let us pray. >> let us pray. lord god of heaven and earth, father of us all, as we ask your spirit to be at this gathering, and all the great benefits you lay upon america's table, we cannot help but pray for our brothers and sisters in haiti, afghanistan, and iraq. you are ever atentive to every human need, and the greatest hungers of the human heart, for you alone are the lord, god. for those who hunger for economic and homeland security, lord, grant...
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using tablets of modernity. i think 9/11 in many ways has not only should our response over the last eight years, but will continue to shape how we look at international security over the next few decades, if not centuries. this is an environment that is defined by factors that i think are well-known to you all, but i think are important to put in context. increasing globalization where, what happens in one country, can ripple across the world and affect others. i think the recent financial crisis is only underscored the dimensions of the interconnectedness of the world. this is an environment in which there is a proliferation of information, good, bad, indifferent. conspiracy theories, truths, the wikipedia era, the web 2.0 era of social networking, where information is instantaneous, information is widely distributed, and can be had in any corner of the world. it's also an era in which the means of destruction can be catastrophic, and could be available to individuals and networks. i think this recent case of
using tablets of modernity. i think 9/11 in many ways has not only should our response over the last eight years, but will continue to shape how we look at international security over the next few decades, if not centuries. this is an environment that is defined by factors that i think are well-known to you all, but i think are important to put in context. increasing globalization where, what happens in one country, can ripple across the world and affect others. i think the recent financial...
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the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to weaponize these basic pathogens0 you can buy on the internet for probably less than what you would spend on a good used car. that's what's made the difference. we know the motivation is there. the technology makes it available for terrorists. >> this is -- the chairman mentioned there's a bottleneck with the nuclear side which give us an advantage. they have to get enough nuclear material. then they have to make it into a bomb which is within their capabilities but it's a lot harder than weaponizing bio. you can prepare for a bio attack and there's no way to prepare for a nuclear attack to so minimize the
the that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the '60s and the '70s and the early '80s unfortunately the biotechnical revolution that give us a much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone since the 1918 influenza and smallpox, all of them you can get from nature. ted turner lost 168 buffalo on his ranch because his cows ate in the wrong pasture. the equipment needed to...
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which is hopefully of greater use than just this one application but could be used in other situations around the world. there has been some criticism in the vietnamese press and from the vietnamese government about the speed at which this cleanup program has proceeded however my impressions have been that by and large the relationship between the u.s. entities and vietnamese entities are involved in this containment and clean-up activity has been fairly good and fairly successful. moving than to the health care issue then things start getting a little more problematic and a part of the big issue is the act will scope or scale of the issue is really are known. if you look at vietnamese figures, we have already heard the figure of 400,000 deaths attributable to exposure to the agent orange by oxen, the vietnamese themselves, but the figure of 4.8 million people in to get mom that have health or medical problems associated with exposure to dioxin and agent orange, and one recent media reports put that in your estimated cost of dealing with health effects of agent orange dioxin at $30 bil
which is hopefully of greater use than just this one application but could be used in other situations around the world. there has been some criticism in the vietnamese press and from the vietnamese government about the speed at which this cleanup program has proceeded however my impressions have been that by and large the relationship between the u.s. entities and vietnamese entities are involved in this containment and clean-up activity has been fairly good and fairly successful. moving than...
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who would use it. what you might bring to it and then the different technologies that you will use to achieve that product or the manner in which you go about constructing the service that you're going to get. all of those which we basically put under the term commercialization. >> carl, one of the biggest issues, you and i talked about this at length, sometimes, is there is enormous uncertainty on health care, on cap and trade, on jobs, on elections. how are they navigating through that uncertainty? >> well, it is very difficult because i think it is a level of uncertainty, it is higher than it has been in a long, long time. history tells us loud and clear, that if nothing else in the economy doesn't work right in uncertainty, it is investment. people will not invest if you don't know what the rules are. the more i thought about this, i sometimes think that we don't understand the economy at all and just in case anybody is dying for the answer, bob lutz and i will have it out in the books. the notion,
who would use it. what you might bring to it and then the different technologies that you will use to achieve that product or the manner in which you go about constructing the service that you're going to get. all of those which we basically put under the term commercialization. >> carl, one of the biggest issues, you and i talked about this at length, sometimes, is there is enormous uncertainty on health care, on cap and trade, on jobs, on elections. how are they navigating through that...
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bruce gave us a 60 days and i think strobe for minicam to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interests were at stake. in these two countries. this was not vietnam where the vietcong posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq where saddam hussein similarly did not oppose a direct threat. this was an area where attacks on our soil and other countries, including pakistan itself, and the people out there've had said very clearly they would do it again as the new mass on christmas day demonstrates so fully. in fact, this particular person was not trained in pakistan does not change the fact that the aspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda, and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan-pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue, and we could not walk away from it. the second question was, therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a series of speeches and public statements by preside
bruce gave us a 60 days and i think strobe for minicam to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interests were at stake. in these two countries. this was not vietnam where the vietcong posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq where saddam hussein similarly did not oppose a direct threat. this was an area where attacks on our soil and other countries, including pakistan itself, and the people out there've had said very clearly they would...
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that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. unfortunately the technical revolution that so much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone except the 1918 influenza and smallpox. all the other ones you can get. ted turner lost 176 buffalo in the summer of 2008 on his ranch because the cows had eaten in the long pasture. it was endemic in the united states, you can harvest this from nature. the equipment needed to weapon is the day the capacitance you can buy on the internet for probably less than what he would spend on a good used car. that's what made the difference. we know the motivation is there but technology makes it available for terrorists. >> the chairman mentioned there is a bottleneck with the nuclear site which gives an advance. they have to get enough nuclear terror and then make it into a bomb which is within their capability that is harder than what an icing. now the flip side of this you can prepare fo
that used to keep us safe from bioterrorism in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. unfortunately the technical revolution that so much better life today in many aspects also provides that. the pathogens you would need to make a biological weapon you can get from nature. virtually everyone except the 1918 influenza and smallpox. all the other ones you can get. ted turner lost 176 buffalo in the summer of 2008 on his ranch because the cows had eaten in the long pasture. it was endemic in the united...
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bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that kids raised in connection with a whole body scanners. we do look at privacy issues from the get go. ultimately, the question is, what do we need to do to protect the security of the flying public even at the take to deal with privacy. security is the number one concern. one thing that this committee and the congress can't do in addition to that is setting public expectation. we are doing and will continue to do everything we can do to prevent this kind of yvette from ever happening again. from whatever source anywhere around the world, there is no one silver bullet. yes we can push
bridgett more difficult for us to check it. -- more difficult for us to check it. [unintelligible] we have a good idea of how to stop guys trying to blow up a plan over detroit. the technology is there. we need to make sure that the people who need to use the technology can use it properly. and we do to help? >> thanks for your comments. i think there will be budget implications. my view is, and i want to go back to a point that the senator asked me, the privacy vs. security issues that...